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Italy has logged a shocking spike in its already staggering coronavirus death toll, with officials warning the peak of the crisis was still days away, as the global infection rate surges relentlessly upwards.With more than 300,000 people infected in Europe alone, the disease shows few signs of slowing, and has already cast the world into a recession, economists say.In the United States (US), which now has more than 104,000 COVID-19 patients, President Donald Trump invoked wartime powers Frida

While many large companies in ASEAN are piloting Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) initiatives in manufacturing, few small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have managed to integrate them in their processes successfully.&nbsp;Industry 4.0 manufacturing can be defined as the integration of internet-enabled technologies which allow networking in the production process.

The complicated, hot-and-cold relationship between Europe and China takes another turn this week, as several European Union (EU) leaders break ranks to attend the Belt and Road summit in Beijing.The list of European leaders attending the showcase for China's global influence – held Thursday through Saturday – is dominated by eurosceptics and populists eager to vex Brussels, as well as countries hard-up for investments.Giussepe Conte, head of Italy's coalition government, will headli